NC — The EEOC announced the settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit for $465,000 by a North Carolina furniture company. The case involved allegations of eight years of name calling (including the N word) and racial intimidation by such things as hangman’s nooses in the workplace. The settlement also requires the company to report complaints of harassment to the EEOC on an on-going basis for monitoring.

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